ReasonRacer - Video Topics

Scenario Name	Scenario Science Topic	Argumentation or Discourse Video Topic
1908 Russian Explosion	Meteoroids and comets	Evaluating a Claim: Rebuttals
Are We Alone?	Life in the solar system	Evaluating a Claim: Withholding Judgment
Artificial Leaf	Artificial leaf – a step toward energy independence.	Using the Discussion Section
Aspirin Reduces Cancer Deaths	Low dose aspirin therapy for cancer treatment	Do's and Don'ts: Reasonable Arguments
Beam Me Up	Teleportation	Types of Logic: Analogy
Bridges Singing in the Rain	Using sound to test bridge safety	Do's and Don'ts: Reasonable Arguments
Carbon Dioxide Sponge (Keep It Clean!)	Absorbing carbon dioxide	Evaluating Evidence
Chernobyl - A Wildlife Sanctuary	Ecological effects of radiation	Do's and Don'ts: Reasonable Arguments
Deep Oceans and Global Warming	Global warming	Types of Reasoning: Theory
Dogs Can Read Human Faces	Dog intelligence	Making Good Claims
Doors to Your Memory	Memory and recall	Ranking Evidence Quality
Eating Fatty Foods	Fat triggered endocannabinoids and overeating	Evaluating Evidence: Reliability
Eight Glasses of Water	Hydration and human health	Confirmation Bias
Elevator to Outer Space	Large scale engineering projects	Scientific Laws
Energy Drinks? Don't Waste Your Energy	Risks associated with energy drinks	Qualifiers
Gender Inequality in Teen Drinking	Brain development and health	Do's and Don'ts: Reasonable Arguments
Graphene Valley	Can graphene replace silicon	Types of Reasoning: Theory and Logic
Leapin’ Lizards	Search and rescue robots	Gathering Evidence/Methodology
Mindless Eating	Nutrition	Types of Evidence: Data
Music and Hearing Loss	Impact of musical training on hearing loss	Poor Arguments
Panda Poop to the Rescue	New technology for biofuel production	Types of Evidence: Fact and Opinion
Pennies from Heaven	Penny falling from skyscraper	Believability of Claims
Pollution Stops Rain	Weather	Do's and Don'ts: Reasonable Arguments
Return of the Mammoth	Scientists trying to clone a mammoth	Evaluating a Claim: Accept, Reject, or Withhold Judgment
Snake Oil – Good for What Ails You?	Treating heart failure	Fraudulent Claims (Poor Authority)
Some Sports Can Be Dangerous	Head injuries from contact sports	Do's and Don'ts: Reasonable Arguments
Take it From the Tap	Purity of bottled water	Logical Reasoning: Generalization
Terraforming Mars	Changing Mars to support human life	Do's and Don'ts: Reasonable Arguments
That Shrimp Packs a Punch!	Super-strong materials from shrimp	Weak Reasoning
The Earth’s Two Moons	New theory explains features of Earth’s moon	Types of Logic: Cause and Effect
The New North	Reversal of the Earth's magnetic poles	Evaluating a Claim: New Questions
Toads Can Predict Earthquakes	Toads have predicted earthquakes	Types of Logic: Correlation
Using the AIDS Virus to Cure Cancer	Development of vaccines	Do's and Don'ts: Reasonable Arguments
Violent Video Games and the Brain	Violent video game and aggressive behavior	Evaluating a Claim: Counterarguments
Vitamin Supplements	Value of vitamin supplements	Do's and Don'ts: Reasonable Arguments
Was Einstein Wrong?	Speed of light	Types of Reasoning: Theory
Weather Is One Big Headache	Relationship between weather and migraine headaches	Types of Reasoning: Authority
We're All Neanderthals	Human evolution	Types of Reasoning: Logic
Worm Glue: Give Me a Break!	Biomimicry leads to possible new bone glue	Claims
Yellowstone Could Blow Up	Supervolcanoes	Do's and Don'ts: Reasonable Arguments